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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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